Jagger Brothers v. Technical Textile Co.
Pennsylvania Superior Court
198 A.2d 888 (1964)
Relevant factsFree
Jagger Brothers (defendant) contracted to buy 20,000 pounds of yarn from Technical Textile (plaintiff) at $2.15 per pound, but repudiated after only 3,723 pounds had been delivered. Technical sued for breach; the trial court found the market price at breach was $1.90 per pound and awarded $4,069.25 — the $0.25 per pound difference multiplied by the undelivered pounds. Jagger appealed, arguing damages should instead be measured by the difference between Technical's cost of manufacture and the market price.
IssueFree
Whether, for a buyer's breach of a goods contract, the seller's damages are measured by the difference between the market price at the time for tender and the contract price.